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Hell Bent Reaction and Discussion Post [SPOILERS!]

Dec 05, 2015 20:01

Well, I don't know about any of you, but I thought last week's Heaven Sent was one of the strangest, and at the same time, most fascinating things I have seen in Doctor Who in quite some time indeed. A masterclass from Capaldi...and what a payoff... How on Earth are they going to top that? Well, let's find out this week in the hotly anticipated ( Read more... )

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wunnerwmn December 6 2015, 21:21:15 UTC

Aw maaaan, I liked Ken Bones as the General, why'd they have to get rid of him ( ... )

wunnerwmn December 6 2015, 21:22:45 UTC

Wow, I was wordy, wasn't I? :) See you next season, I guess.

dbskyler December 6 2015, 22:12:25 UTC

I don't really understand why it's been canon for decades that when the Doctor regenerates he's off kilter for awhile, yet when the General regenerated, ka-bam, right back to work and fully in control.

Yes, but it's also canon that when Romana regenerated, she had no problems at all. When River regenerated, she was in control, too. Maybe it's just the Doctor who's bad at regeneration?

wunnerwmn December 6 2015, 22:39:56 UTC

Could be. Or maybe he just likes being dramatic. :)

ravenskyewalker December 7 2015, 01:17:02 UTC

I think that the Doctor probably never paid attention to lessons, so never learned how to handle regeneration, and the ongoing post-regeneration trauma issues he's had are fallout from his being a terrible student, hah.

wunnerwmn December 7 2015, 03:14:01 UTC

LOL! "Regeneration 101 grade: Fail. Student spends too much time looking at his screwdriver".

dbskyler December 7 2015, 03:55:16 UTC

LOL! In fact, this kind of makes me want to write a cracky fic on the Doctor's report cards at the Academy. Don't know if it will coalesce into an actual fic, but would you mind if it did?

wunnerwmn December 7 2015, 04:15:12 UTC

Go for it! I love cracky fic. Be sure to post it when you're done. :)

dbskyler December 7 2015, 04:40:12 UTC

Awesome! If I manage to write it, I will definitely post it and give you credit for the plotbunny!

shyfoxling December 7 2015, 07:34:50 UTC

Oh, please do.

shyfoxling December 7 2015, 07:34:26 UTC

lol!

tangotabby December 7 2015, 19:01:14 UTC

Since the general reaction here seems to be OMG, great episode, thank goodness Clara isn't really dead, when can we have the spinoff, etc., I have to jump in and agree with *you*!

THIS: I was just hoping at the end that we could finally move on from "The Clara Show" ... and move back to "Doctor Who". As in a show about the Doctor and not revolving around an actress that Moffat is entranced by. ... I've just kind of resented how that character has taken over the show in the past couple of yearsI am so very tired of The Clara [Sue] Show, and the persistent "Clara is The Most Amazing And Important Companion EVER, superior to the Doctor in so many ways [that she should just *be* the Doctor]." The increasingly not only risky but irresponsible, "do whatever it takes to have her and damn the consequences" actions Twelve takes to hang on to her indicate that their relationship has gone from friendship/love to unhealthy obsession/addiction ( ... )

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